[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15990]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING SCORE ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 18, 2014

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today to 
join New Haven SCORE, our local business community, as well as the 
hundreds of chapters across the country in celebrating the 50th 
Anniversary of SCORE. Previously known as the Service Corps of Retired 
Executives, SCORE is a 501 (c)3 organization with more than 350 
chapters across the country through which some 13,000 experienced 
entrepreneurs offer their advice and council to other small business 
owners.
  Over the course of the last half century, SCORE volunteers have 
provided mentoring and training support to more than 10 million 
entrepreneurs and small business owners. Small business has always been 
the backbone of our nation's economy. It is these innovative, creative 
individuals who create jobs, help to grow our local economies, and more 
often than not, become a part of the very fabric of our communities. 
Since its inception SCORE has been an invaluable resource--allowing 
small business owners to receive advice, council, and education from 
others who have walked the same path and faced the same challenges and 
triumphs.
  Housed at Gateway Community College and led by Professor Rose 
Bednarz-Luglio, New Haven SCORE has had a remarkable impact on our 
local business community. Mentors are actively engaged in our community 
and our small business owners know that a wide range of resources are 
available to them. Offering sessions on topics from developing a 
business plan, securing financing, day-to-day business management, and 
charting business growth to workshops on low cost business planning, 
marketing and sales, and other business-support, SCORE has provided an 
environment in which our small business owners can thrive.
  SCORE has been a remarkable success and continues to leave an 
indelible mark on the business community. I am proud to stand today to 
extend my sincere congratulations to SCORE on its 50th Anniversary as 
well as my very best wishes for its continued success.

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